I applied through university. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Cognizant in Jan 2009
Interview
You have to pass the initial screen. The initial screen will not have any programming/computer related questions. Then 1:1 technical interview. They asked me about network programming. Little bit of java. I was asked to writecode on how to create a socket. Usual tell me about yourself questions will be asked.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your self. Write a program to create sockets in c.
Introduction
Basic of Oops and Programming
2 Coding Questions
Reverse String and Number
Question on Java and SQL Spring Boot and Other programing related questions like hashing map vs hash table why they are used
It was three round interview with written test and 2 easy interviews. One technical and one with HR for compensation discussion. All were conducted on the same day. In order to get selected need to stand out and answer uniquely.